What should everyone know about the two critical vulnerabilities that threaten 70 percent of the internet?

An IT error led to the shutdown of government websites, raising concerns about the severity of the issue. The PHP programming language, essential for modern web operations, has two critical vulnerabilities rated 9.2 on a severity scale. These vulnerabilities, known as PHP2Shell, can be exploited by malicious actors to control online systems remotely. Unlike common issues found in content management systems, this problem affects the PHP runtime environment itself, impacting a vast number of applications beyond popular frameworks. Approximately 70% of online sites rely on this problematic software.